SUU selects new dean

Following an extensive national search, Southern Utah University has selected a new dean for the College of Humanities and Social Science.

Dr. Jean Boreen brings more than two decades of experience in administration and service at the university level to her new post. Her past academic appointments include associate dean for the College of Arts and Letters, chair of the English Department, and coordinator of the English education program at Northern Arizona University.

She is the author of several books on mentoring beginning teachers. She brings with her a deep knowledge of young adult literature and has authored several articles on its use in secondary classrooms. Boreen has been a leader in professional organizations at the state and national level related to the teaching of English and language arts.

$25K geology grant awarded to SUU

The geology program at SUU has been awarded $25,000 from Dominion Energy’s 2018 Environmental Grant Awards. The funds are designated for the SUU Geology Field Trip Program.

The SUU Geology Field Trip Program is a six-credit course that offers hands-on, field-based learning experiences to students from all over the country every summer. Students study nearly 2 billion years of geologic history within a 100-mile radius of campus and take part in cutting edge research.

The money awarded to the program will be used to fund on-site specialists, equipment and travel fees.

Dominion Energy’s competitive grants program supports environmental education and stewardship projects that preserve, enhance or make nature more accessible. Southern Utah University was one of eight organizations in the company’s western region that received grants up to $25,000 along with the National Forest Foundation and Friends of Arches and Canyonlands Parks.

Dominion Energy contributes more than $20 million annually to the community and is one of the nation’s leading operators of solar energy.